Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859–June 14, 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat.

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May 2 - 1859 - June 14 - 1927 - English - Three Men in a Boat

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He was born in Walsall (now in the West Midlands, but then in Staffordshire), where there is now a museum in his honour, and brought up in poverty in London.

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Walsall - West Midlands - Staffordshire - London

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Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow and Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; Three Men on the Bummel, a sequel to Three Men in a Boat; and several other novels.

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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow - Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow - Three Men on the Bummel

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One of the most famous quotations from Three Men in a Boat is

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"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."

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